GRE Word List
POTENTIAL
existing in possibility : capable of development into actuality
The meaning of the word potential is existing in possibility : capable of development into actuality.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| sylvan | one that frequents groves or woods |
| caliber | degree of mental capacity or moral quality |
| proclivity | an inclination or predisposition toward something |
| lurk | to lie in wait in a place of concealment especially for an evil purpose |
| escapade | a usually adventurous action that runs counter to approved or conventional conduct |
| harping | a plucked stringed instrument consisting of a resonator, an arched or angled neck that may be supported by a post, and strings of graded length that are perpendicular to the soundboard |
| suffragist | one who advocates extension of suffrage especially to women |
| purgatory | an intermediate state after death for expiatory purification |
| vignette | a picture (such as an engraving or photograph) that shades off gradually into the surrounding paper |
| swarm | a great number of honeybees emigrating together from a hive in company with a queen to start a new colony elsewhere |